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EU confirms dumping duties on Chinese saddles

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on saddles originating from the People’s Republic of China. After a provisional arrangement in last December, the EU has now confirmed the final regulation. After investigations, the EU decided to lower the anti-dumping rate to

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on saddles originating from the People’s Republic of China. After a provisional arrangement in last December, the EU has now confirmed the final regulation. After investigations, the EU decided to lower the anti-dumping rate to

29.6%.

This rate counts for all saddles imported from the PRC, except for the ones from:

“It is the first anti-dumping duty regulation imposed by the EU in 2007. That makes it a clear case of dumping of saddles from China”, says ANCMA secretary Piero Nigrelli in a first reaction. “After the publication of the Green Paper by EU-Commissioner Peter Mandelson last winter, we had little expectations about the possible success of our dumping complaint. Finally we are content with the decision to impose anti-dumping duties, although the margins are far too low to really meet this unfair competition. ”